The Sun. — London, England, 1838-10-18 00:00:00

PUGH WATAR AT LONDON BRIDGE TO MORROW. Morning 91 minutes alter 2 Evening 42 minutes mast 9 THE "DOUBLE SUN," CONTAINING BEAUTIFUL MEDALLION PORTRAITS OF SOULT AND WELLINGTON, AND THE CORONATION SUN PRINTED IN GOLD, WITH A BEAU TIFUL MEDALLION PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN, MAY BE HAD OF ALL NEWSMEN BOTH IN TOWN AND COUNTRY. SUN o.ffice, 112, Strand, Oct. 18, 1838. UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF MR. CHARLES HEATH. This day, in super-royal Bvo. 21s. ; India proofs, 21. 12s. 6d. bound in crimson s ilk, w ith H ancoc k' s p a t en t backs, THE KEEPSAKE for 1839. Splendidly em bellished by eminent Artists ; including an exquisite Por trait of the Countess Guiccioli, painted expressly for the Koepsake, by Chalon. Edited by F. M. REYNOLDS, Esq. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. THE LADIES' and the DRAPERS' ASSISTANTS. I EVERY BODY SHOULD ASK FOR CLEAVE'S PENNY GAZETTE, containing Oliver Twist and the Undertakers (by Boz. )—Three En graved Portraits.—Tally Ho ! or a Huntsman's Speech !—Yankee Puffing.--Land Sharks and Sea Gulls !—Jack Tar's Confession.-- Something every Lady should Read.—French Gallantry.—A Brave American Lady.—Plunder and Burning in Spain (with an En graving).—With a greater Variety of Interesting Matter than is to be found in any other Paper. London : Cleave, Shoe-lane, Fleet-street; Watson, 15, City road ; Hetherington, 126, Strand; Purkiss, Compton-street • Cle ments, Little Pulteney-street, Gold en - square ; an d a ll Booksellers in Town or Country. GREAT WESTERN SEA SONG. FAREWELL AWHILE MY NATIVE ISLE. WRITTEN and SUNG by Mr. WILSON, the celebrated Vocalist, on board the Great Western Steam-ship, on her voyage from Bristol to New York, in lat. 48. 3 N. long. 9. 52. W. A copy was thrown overboard in a bottle, picked up six days afterwards, and forwarded to the Editor of The Sun Newspaper, and is now (in one month from the time of its being written) published, embellished with the most correct and spirited drawing, which has yet appeared of the GREAT WESTERN IN FULL SAIL. The Music, by Mr. AUSTIN PHILLIPS. Dedicated (with permission) to the Directors of the Great Wes tern Steam-ship Company, and to Lieutenant Hosken, R.N., Commander. (From Felix Farley's Bristol Journal. ) THE GREAT WESTERN SEA SONG.—As we expected this sea.born Song has been set to Music, and Music too of such a cha racter as cannot fail to make it one of the most popular Songs of the day. The melody is extremely beautiful, and Mr. Austin Phillips has admirably adapted the bass, which principally runs in triplets, towing and wave-like, introducing some exceedingly rich harmonies. Mr. Wilson may well be proud of the treatment which his bottle-nytnph has received, not only from the Professor, but the spirited publisher, Mr. Cochrane. Published by J. Cochrane, 6, Lower Arcade, Bristol ; and sold in London, by Messrs. D'Almaine and Co., Soho-square; Cramer and Co., Regent-street; Duff and Co., Oxford-street; Keith, Cheapside; Lee, Albemarle street; and all Music-sellers. The publication of Tux SUN NEWSPAPES commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock -C . : " 111.,?,.. '' '. 1.. v .... - :• -- "*.4-:,--- A R- .9, - 4 ,„:, : ,„ .:: ,_,7.r. : ~.:.- : fp, a , titer ,i- ~,,,..,.•,.-. . -1g- z ., , ~. ..:....., ....„....„. rag tn • WITH WHICH THE a TRUE SUN " IS NOW INCORPORATED. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1836 LONDON : THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1833. Lord DURHAM has resigned the Government of Canada. We are less surprised than grieved at this. From the instant that we were informed that the Mi nisters undertook to pass the Canada Indemnity and Declaratory Bill through the House of Commons, we said " so ends the magnificent Vice-Royalty of the Earl of DURHAM." In our article on this subject, of August 11th, we added, " the Houses of Parliament have constituted themselves the Executive Government of Canada ; and Lord DURHAM, if he retain his office, which we feel confident he will not one post day after the news of last night's proceedings reaches Quebec, will be the mere tool or instrument of the Bri tish Parliament." The words which Lord DURHAM uses in announcing his resignation correspond exactly to our expectations of his conduct. He resigns be cause the Parliament has interfered with his proceed ings, and her MAJESTY'S advisers had thought fit to acquiesce in the determination of the House of Lords. Here are the words of his answer to the ad dress of the Deputies from Nova Scotia, New Bruns wick, and Prince Edward's Island, which will be long noted and remembered:— " It is impossible for me to express to you in language sufficiently strong the feelings of gratitude and pleasure with which I have received this address. " Representing as you do so worthily the three pro vinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Ed ward's Island, this proof of your confidence in me, and ap probation of the principles on which my Administration bas been conducted, is most gratifying to me. " I assumed the government of the North American provinces with the predetermination to provide for the future welfare and prosperity of them' all, never doubting that such a provision would be the best, nay, the only real security for their permanent connexion with the British Crown. In communications which hays taken place be. tween us, and from which I have derived equal pleasure and information, you have been fully apprised of my views and intentions. These you have appre- , ciated and recognized in a manner for which I can never be sufficiently grateful. I have, indeed, had a difficult and laborious duty to perform. The result of my endeavours, however, is one of which I need not be ashamed. In the short space of little more than three months I have seen tranquillity restored, and confidence reviving. I have caused substantial justice to be ad ministered, tempered by mercy. I have carefully exa mined, with a view to reformation, all the institutions of the province more immediately committed to my charge ; and I was on the point of promulgating such laws as would have afforded protection to all those groat British interests which had been too long neglected. I had also, as you well know, devoted the most careful attention to all subjects which could affect the gene ral interest of all the Colonies, and had brought nearly t o matur i ty the plan which I intended to submit thevlooesand first instance t o t h e cons id erat i on o f t h e Pro eventually of the Cabinet and the Impe rial Parliament. In this,:l trust useful course, I have been sudd en l y arrested by the interference of the British Legislature ; in which the responsible advisers of the Crown have deemed it their duty to acquiesce. Under these circumstances Iha of have but on e s t ep t o take—t o res i gn that authority the exercise which ha s th us b een so weakened as to ren d er it totay this,ll t in s existence.adequat e ofto the grave emergency which a l one called for i " Be assured, how ever, G Gentlemen, that thi s unexpected and abrupt t erm inationofthe official connec tion which united me with the North or American province s , will not weaken in my mind the feelings of deep intere s t fate, which I shall ever t ake in their fmy mind, rendereve ever e less anxious to devote ever y fac u l ty o ence I may poss ess, to the advancem ent of their in Y ter in ost; and to the establ i s hment, on the most l asting found a ti on ,' of their welfare and prosperity. A great number of public bodies had addressed his Lordship—all expressing s orrow at his resignation, and to ail he returned a similar answer. A l arge number of respectable persons at Quebec had p re . sented an address to him, praying that he would n o t relinq u i s h th e Government at this critical juncture. Considerable alarm and consternation a ppeared to pre vail in Canada. A letter from Montreal of the 25th ult., says of Lord DURHAM'S resignation : This has caused in the British portion of the population of Lower Canada feelings of the deepest possible regret , for they have in prospect ev e ry e vil to contemplate. Some thing must be done speedily, or these colonies are lost to the mother country. Commerce is at a stand, a positive and determined stand. Men in the possession of a large amount of property know not how soon they may be reduced to beggary. The whole of last winter was occupied in drilling's lied night watches, -.e ti... ore; o,:c. to i -, oserlt to n", tT ev• more serious. The Upper Canada Banks are in confusion . Rnsigration is at a total step, ast4 tha country has been thrown at least ten years backwards. You may think I am not writing coolly when I write the above, but such is the state of feeling universally manifested throughout our community. Another letter of October Ist says,— You must have observed a new source of uneasiness in both provinces. I allude to the Rectory question. In the critical state of the Canadas, it seems to me to be unwise to agitate the question just now ; and believing, as I do, that the Church and State should be kept separate, I think it unfortunate for the trAnquillity of the country that the rectories have been established, especially after the decision of the Home Government, that the Clergy of the Esta blishment have the same power in the Colonies as they have in the Mother Country. These fifty-seven rectories created in Upper Canada have brought " Greek against Greek," or the Scotch against the English, and when these ingredients meet they are not shy of each other. If ever union was necessary on the part of the English population, it is so at the present moment. These apprehensions tally with those expressed in the following letter from our own Correspondent at New York ; and every thing now seems to forbode a disturbed and distracted state of the Canadas during the ensuing winter : NEW YORE, OCT. 4, 1338.—1 write by the Great Western, which sails this afternoon. One of the leading topics in our Journa's is the state of affairs in Canada, and as these must be of paramount interest to the people of England, I shall commence my letter by giving you such authentic intelligence as 1 have been able to collect on the subject. The news of the passage of Lord Brougham's Bill, censuring the official acts of Lord Durham, has occasioned much astonishment in this country, and excited feelings of indignation and disgu.t among the well-informed and loyal throughout the colonies. The insurrection party, a very insignificant minority , are of course proportionally elated, as they consider the British Government has tacitly ac knowledged their gricsainces, and palliated their rebellious acts, by the rebuke it has permitted to be given to the Governor-General. Lord Durham, immediately on re ceiving the news brought cut by the Great Western, de clared his intention to resign. Petitions from all quarters have poured in upon him to remain, and it is said that he has received private letters from the British Ministers ex pressing their entire approvsl of his conduct, and entreating , him to continue in office. But the last advices from Que bec give no hope that his Lordship will agree to a propo sition so desirable : he is dceply offended ; considers him self sacrificed by the Minictly, and has announced his in tention to sail for England is the Malabar, 74, which is now preparing for the reception of his staff. Previous to his final departure, his Lordship will pay a a short visit to this city, and afterwards to Washington, making a stay probably of about two weeks in the United States. He is expected here in the frigate Inconstant, which will sail from Montreal, about the 20th instant. Great excitement is said to prevail in the Lower Province, and races are said to have boen got up in various parts of the country, for the purpose of giving the disaffected an opportunity of assetnl)liag and concerting their plans. The Canadian Correspondent of the Commercial Adver tiser, of this city, in a letter dated Montreal, Sept. 29th, has the following remarks " The experience of every day convinces me that there will be a good deal of excitement during the approaching win ter. Almost every hour you hear some new story of gather ings, either for horse racing, or some other sport which bring together large assemblages, affording an oppportunity for the disaffected to communicate with each other. Again, it is said that large supplies of arms and munitions of war ire coming into the Province from your side of the lines. On my way from St. Charles, yesterday, I was told that information had been received that five hundred stand of arms had been brought into the province within a few days, and that they would probably be removed nearer to Montreal that right. This report caused a vigilant watch to be kept. Toese reports are no doubt set afloat to keep the troops in motion, and to harrass them by constant nightly duty. I can assure the agitators of one effect they will have—that they will not trouble a prison long. " I observe by the late London Papers that the Earl of Durham had requested one more regiment to be added to the force now in the Canadas, and that a regiment now at Nova Scotia is to be transferred to Quebec. We have a large force, but I think not a man more than will be re quired for the extended line of frontier which they have to guard. Ido not think the Commander-in-Chief intends to " dot the whole line" with small detachments. It would be bad policy to do so. It is not a good plan to familiarize those who reside on the frontier with troops. They will be stationed at posts easy of access, and with such means that they can be sent to any point at short notice." Whatever may be the general impression in England as to the impropriety of conferring such great discretionary powers on an individual as Lord Durham possesses, it is almost the universal opinin in this country that he has wielded them wisely and for the general good. If he has exceeded them in the particular instance which formed the pretext for Lord Brougham's attack, he has erred on the side of mercy, not of severity. The men he banished, had they been tried, would, most of them, without doubt, have been convicted ; and the fact is, he is entitled to their thanks for sending them out of harm's way. The mass of the Canadians have no sympathy with the Revolutionists ; indeed, there is far more commisseration manifested for them on your side of the Atlantic than this. I write in great haste, as the letter-bag is about closing. Such a termination to the hopes that were indulged in spring, and that were in a fair way to be realised is much to be deplored. Lord DURHAM'S own public assertions that tranquillity was restored, prosperity re turning, and party spirit abating, seem fully borne out by the assent of all the persons to whom he spoke, and by the evidence of the Journals. That he should have been stopped in his career of usefulness, merely because it was found not to be legal to do good—not to be legal to save the colony by mercy and wisdom— is deeply regretted in Canada, and will be as deeply regretted in England. We shall not at present indulge in anticipations of the results, which we be lieve will be disastrous, confirming the opinion we ex pressed on August 11, " that to overthrow Lord DURHAM'S great authority is to strike a heavy blow at all authority." The Corn Averages, published to-day, show that the markets are again rising considerably. Last Thursday the weekly average was 645. 9d.; to-day it is 665. There is a probability, too, of an early and a severe winter ; and such weather, with a high price of bread and scanty employment, in the present irritated disposition of the masses, supplies no pleasant pros pect for the next six months. The slightest interrup tion to our trade, and both our trade with Russia and with the United States are threatened, would plunge the masses in distress, and provoke a fearful commotion. The upper classes and the middle classes have been, in our estimation, grie viously blind to their own interest, that they have not long before now taken up this subject, and by abolishing the Corn-laws, have enabled themselves to say to a starving people—" We have not inter posed between you and Providence, and the fault is not ours—the fault is not that of the Legislature that you are the prey of distress and famine." That they cannot now say ; and should distress and famine be severely felt, the Legislature will be so clearly per ceived to be the cause of the national suffering that it will be exposed to imminent danger. As long as the Corn-laws exist, famine may be dreaded every season, and whenever it co:nes, neither property nor person will be safe, nor law respected in England. At the same time it is made plain by the averages that these laws do not give the protection to the farmer which he expects. The great mass of foreign corn was imported at Is. duty. According to the price which he is now getting for his crops, and we doubt if the farmers generally have got more, and according to the presumed intention of the law, all that foreign corn ought to have paid a duty of 21s. Bd., and it is theref ore c l ear t h at t h e l aw cheats the farmer while it tends t o labourer. impoverish th e cap i ta li st an d starve the On Tuesday w e ex res -1 expect unders is a chimera to any rep resentat i ve sys tem, however c ontr i ve d , to exonerate and atethe peopl e f rom partexercising of a vigilant the Government.” If we incessant con tt r h o e u l d over of e r every sub stitute for " Government" , 4 muni • cipal Corporation," we shall find the same observation equally applicable could ; a rgument and a hater illo stratio,i of our - not I,,,"ulici !i . the chi:kJ, : ..(I'. en ',', ‘lite s thy, ~,.. a Illeetlll, 01 what may 1 ,, caked the " Precursor S o _ ciety,"for reforming the Corporation of I, on d„, anti rooting out the numerous abuses that have been long cherished by a body of men elected by their fellow citizens. There has been a strange backwardness, for which the confiding citizens could not account, in the municipal authorities, and those who had any corporate office in view, in taking any steps to obtain Municipal Reform for the City of London ; and who now will be surprised at the apathy ? A share in the management of half a million sterling a year, or an appointment to some City office worth 3,0001. or 6,0001. a year, are prizes worth contending for, and the aspirants must be patriots indeed who would pre fer a saving of a few shillings or pounds to the citizens of London, when, by prudent, cautious con duct, they might make ample provision for themselves and their whole generations, even to the most distant cousin. It will be seen from this statement that the amount of rents and taxes raised by the Corporation on their own authority and by Acts of Parlia ment, together with fees and emoluments, is no less than 454,3081. ; that the salaries, including that of the Lord Mayor, with the contingent expences amount to more than 50,0001. a-year ; that the Chamberlain has more than the First Lord of the Treasury by nearly 5001. a-year ; that the Comptroller has 3,5991., while the President of the Board of Con troul has only 3,500/. ; and the Remembrances has a better income than the Secretary at War; and, while Marylebone, with the same population as London, has all the paving, lighting, and other public works done for 60,0001. the enormous sum of nearly half a million is expended in managing the municipal concerns of not more than the twelfth part of the population of the metropolis. If corporate reform is not wanted here, it cannot be required in any city in Christendom. But this forms only a portion of the grievances—the sys tem of police—the Magistracy--the jobbing in city lands, and other abuses---are to afford scope for the labours of the society ; and every good citizen, we are sure, will wish them success. We publish a statement in another place, under the head Mansion-house, from which it appears that the Custom-house Officers lend themselves, and lend their authority, to the nefarious object of levying a tax on the public, for the benefit of some wharfingers. We hope this is not the case ; for after the Custom house has taken charge of any goods, it seems bound to deliver them to the owner, free of all charges, ex cept what may be due to the QUEEN. If the authority of the Custom-house be in any way employed to levy this toll for Messrs. JACKSON and KNILL, we hope that the Commissioners of the Customs will imme diately put an end to the abuse. A public meeting has been held in the 'West Riding of Yorkshire, to express the sentiments of that popu lous district, on the important questions embodied in the " People's Charter." A Contemporary states, that the number of persons assembled on this occasion did not exceed seven or eight thousand, and, therefore, pronounces the meeting a " decided failure." This we think is rather a hasty conclusion. Eight thousand men may seem but a small number compared with the whole population of the West Riding, but when it is recol lected that there are great difficulties in the wav of bringing together a numerous assemblage of working, people from any considerable distance, we are of opi nion that this meeting, so far from being a failure, affords unquestionable evidence of the interest which the working classes have been induced to take in the question of Representative Reform. Our only regret is, that they should throw away their energies by pursuing an object which, if not chimeral, is, under present circurn. stances, so clearly unattainable, while they overlook en tirely the greatest of all the practical evils under which a nation can labour, which is grinding them to the dust, and which, there can be no doubt, their own efforts if well directed, might remove. We need not say, that we allude to that national curse, the Corn-laws. The speeches delivered on this occasion, were little different in quality from those which have been spoken at the various meetings which have lately been held for the same purpose throughout the country. The Rev. Mr. STEPHENS was there, and made a very characteristic speech. This Rev. Gen tleman's ardent imagination always runs away with his judgment. A Mr. PETER BUSSEY, of Bradford, be wailed the times when York and Lancaster met to deluge the plains with blood, but nevertheless incul cated upon his hearers that " if ever the people of England calculated on getting over the tyranny which now pressed them to the earth, they must look after their rifles." How the Tories must chuckle to find their game so admirably played for them, by the so-called advocates of liberty I Mr. JOHN FIELDEN, M.P., recommended that the people should abstain from the use of excisable arti cles, and assured the meeting that by doing so they would in two y ears o b ta i n t h e i r o bj ect . D i e Hon. Gentleman stated in explanation of an assertion made by him at a former meeting, as to the increase of taxation to the extent of four millions during the six Sessions of the Reformed Parliament, that he took the statement from Blackwood's Magazine ! ! When things are at the worst, the only consolation is, that any change may be for the better. Such appear to be the state and prospects of the Spanish people at the present moment. It is hardly possible to imagine a country in a more deplorable or hopeless condition, and we envy not the feelings of Louis PHILIPPE when he calmly reflects on what Spain might have been had he kept his engagements, and supported his own cause in France by supporting the Spanish Liberals, in place of succumbing to the Holy Alliance, and warring with petty republics. The Legitimate Government of Spain has only the counte nance of England; substantial assistance in one shape or another it has not from any European Power. The military chief that rules the destinies of the country, is more occupied about Court intrigues and destroying Cabinets, than in plans for defeating the enemy, and his success in the former respect has been most wonderful. The affairs of the country are left to , -;l.:nce and anarchy ; there cannot be said to be any Cabinet, or indeed any Government. INiost of the political characters of influence have resorted to Paris to carry on intrigues there, with the exception of NARVA EZ (and he is carefully kept out of the way of the enemy). The best Generals have been dis placed or killed. FUN TER put himself to death be cause he could not bear up under the indignities to which he was subjected by the Government and the Commander-in-Chief ; PA RDINAS, sacrificed him self in the field when he found his ill-paid troops would not fight. An Aide-de-camp of the General is ap pointed to a principal command against the wishes of the army and the public ; the deplorable state of the country prevents all hope of raising money, either by loans or taxes ; the exertions of the middle and liberal classes are paralyzed by the treachery or supineness of the military and political chief, and they are only kept down in the Capital by the presence of troops that should be fighting against the common enemy. From all accounts, Madrid is on the eve of some great commotion, and for this reason, no doubt, the principal actors that have brought the country to such a state have fled to Paris. Spectators at a distance have long been of opi nion that unless the middle and lower classes cast off the incubus with which they are oppressed, the war will be intertnitinhic, they will be saelific;.qi • ai , (l be forcer to ri6e up against the cruelty oppression of Ltiu Durango tyrant. Possibly they begin to see their condition in the same light ; if so, and they act with prudence and energy, the country may ere long be regenerated. One thing is certain ; they cannot be worse off than they are at present. They are in daily fear of proscriptions or slaughter from the partizans of Don CARLOS, and they have no hopes of relief from that class which for the last four years have in every possible way misgoverned the country. Dutch, Brussels, and German Papers have been received this morning, from which we select the most interesting extracts. The following summary of the King of HOLLAND'S speech to the " High and Mighty Lords" who compose the States General, will be found to contain no political fact with a know ledge of which Europe is unacquainted : " It is satisfactory to my paternal heart to find myself in this solemn Assembly, for the first time accompanied by my well beloved grandson, the Hereditary Prince of Orange, to whom I have granted the right of sitting in the Council of State, having attained his majority. " My friendly relations with foreign Powers have not experienced any change. " Since our last Session I am still expecting the answer of the declaration sent in the spring on my part to the Plenipotentiaries of the Courts of Austria, France, and Great Britain, from Prussia and Russia, which will decide a final arrangement of the Belgian insurrection, and I am in hopes that this declaration, founded on the anterior resolutions of the Powers, and which have equally ob tained the unanimous consent of the States-General, will produce an issue compatible with the honour of the Dutch people. " A great activity prevails in the principal manufactures. Large capitals are circulated in the navigation and corn merce, while the fisheries have given an abund int result. " Our possessions beyond the seas are satisfactory. At Sumatra our authority has been more consolidated by the taking of Ringol." BRUSSELS, OCT. 14.—The day before yesterday the weather became much cooler ; frequent showers of rain fell. During the night the cold increased, and yesterday morning there was a thick fall of snow, in large flakes, from six to seven o'clock. As we are not yet in the middle of October, it seems that we may expect an early winter after a rany summer. The sister of Prince Pierre Napoleon arrived the day before yesterday at Brussels, where she will spend some days, and then go to join her brother in the province of Luxemburg, where they intend to take a house. INNSPRUCK, OCT. B.—Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexander of Russia, accompanied by a numerous suite arrived here from Munich, and set out again this morning for Italy. ATHENS, SEPT. 27.—The Budget of tae War depart ment amounts this year to 5,400,054 drachms, which shows a saving of 1,400,000 drachms. The King has decided to set out the day after to-morrow on his long projected tour, and to visit first the Ereirchy of Chalcis. His Majesty will extend his tour to Navarin, where he thinks to meet the Queen on her return from Germany, and then return to the capital. CONST ALNTINOPLE, SEPT. 26.—Rear-Admiral Osman Bey, who was lately sent hither on a mission from the Capitan Pacha, has returned to the fleet. Accounts from Smyrna mention the junction of the English fleet with that of the Capitin Pacha, and their sailing towards the Archipelago. The Jupiter, French ship of the line, with the flag of Admiral Gal lois, sailed on the 17th for Tunis, whence it was to go to Toulon. Mehemet Ali has paid the arrears of his tribute, nay, he has even assured the Porte of his entire submission, and expressed this in the most flattering terms. He will even submit to the stipulations of the commercial treaty between England and France and the Porte ; on the other hand he persists in requiring the hereditary succes sion to the Government in his family. It is reported that the Capitan Pacha is commissioned to negotiate with the Pacha on this basis. The junction of the English fleet with that of the Capitan Pacha, seems to have had the greatest influence in producing this change in Mehemet Ali's resolutions._ AUGSBURG, OCT. 12.—Prince Esterhazy, Austrian Ambassador at London, arrived here yesterday with his son, Prince Nicholas, and set out this morning for Munich. VIENNA, OCT. B.—Five per Cents. 107 2-sths ; Three per Cents. 80 ; Bank Shares, I,46l.—Allgenseine Zeitung, Oct. 13. Madrid Journals of the 10th inst. announce another modification of the Cabinet. The appointmem s were then— Foreign Affairs Duke de Frias. Interior Marquis Valgornera. Finance M. Montevirgen. War .. Grace and Justice Ruiz de la Vega. Marine M. Ponzoa. We should not be surprised to hear of another change in the Cabinet before the expiration of the current week. gtf 1 10l any ennpmcdi added The whole of the Paris Journals of Tuesday have been received. The Moniteur announces a further advance in the price of Flour, in a paragraph which will be found among our extracts from the French Journals. On the important subject of the Commer cial Treaty between Great Britain and Austria, we find the following notification in Galignani's Messen ger of Tuesday " They write as follows from Venice, under the date of the Bth instant :--c The provisions of the treaty of navi gation and commerce between Austria and England have been announced there. Generally it places the trade ships of aoth states on a perfectly reciprocal feeling. It, however, contains two important articles both 'deviat ing from the usaal international treaties of England. One of these, places all Austrian ships arriving in British ports from the ports of the Danube, from Galatz upwards inclusive, on the same footing in re spect to ship and cargo as British vessels. What will Russia say to this ? The most important provision for the Adriatic ports is the allowing the transhipment, direct to British ports, of the productions of Asia and Africa, within the Straits of Gibraltar ; but this is conditional : for the same artielo secures, in consideration, to British ship ping, for at least twelve years, the indirect navigation to Austrian ports—that is, Englsli ve•s-ls can arrive with their cargoes, not only direct from all British ports to these of Austria, exactly on the same footing as Aus trian ships, hut also with like privileges from all foreign countries. This is an immense advantage secured to England, which enables her ships to convey foreign sugar, coffee, and colonial produce of all kinds, as well as all other productions, direct from foreign countries to Aus trian ports. Mr. MacGregor, who has been commis sioned under the British Ambassador in preparing the details which led to the conclusion of this treaty, and also in obtaining many important reductions in the Aus trian tariff, is now here, endeavouring, it is said, under Sir Frederick Lamb's directions, to obtain ameliorations of the very annoying and absurd quarantine laws of the Adriatic ports." We regard every treaty which has for its object the freedom of trade as highly beneficial, not only to Eng land, but to all nations. With respect to treaties with particular Powers having, or supposed to have, a political as well as a commercial object, we are not disposed to lay any peculiar stress upon them. There was a time, indeed, when we were wont to look upon Austria as our natural ally, and France as our natural foe ; but the political maxims of that period we never wish to see revived. The more treaties f t purely e h c e t i — r o o l )e u c n t i Itrires commercial,apll theplacing unag l iot better, yf.t rad trade upon provided po n a footingthey of the commercial treaty recently agree we find the fol lowing With respect to the Viceroy of EGYdPTu'pS o a n CC b e e p t t , : e nz Great Britain, France, and Turkey, Moncles of Tuesday. The sudden _ i • opinions serves to confirm the opinions of MEIIENIET ALI interesting particulars in the Revue cimn g d e es i, D l e t u h x e alluded in The Sun of yesterday : remarking that' " Some days after the . partly disposed to accede r u tr. on r s with respect to his future policy, i c t 3 h ', e to trNevahtiyc,h the‘ve from it - the pointed French C oo o ur n t sEuwl, with neither not anadvocate for the continuation of but that some years must elapse was desirous of seeing advantages France n A As far as regarded himself, he de claredto the Convention, theic,lisadvantages of which he, however, be produced by its abolition in substitute for this system could be prepared before I t(wcioceudlsVda ttgeladleac:tiortiyyvh,ee ind that on that account he must decline sub scribing therru rke ef effect they h et a a t n, c h , xielEceh wastetwould. scribing to the treaty for the present. The French Con sul represented to him the serious consequences of such a determination ; but Mehemet Ali, after listening patiently his re , eon'tte ,, t - ‘-•• reP , alid leis decla!afe, ,l! , i, ti , e, monopoly ~,inued his preparations for his • journry to Senna ,r. On respective governments of the Viceroy's intentions, iwnhilciihs states. ••1")n of this c " °l '''''!"'e tb , Consuls iefertned I is forma refilsal to adhere to the engagements made andt,li elicit rh by the Grand Seignor on behalf of Egypt teas announced in all the correspondences. Three days afterwards the. Pacha sent for the Consuls. and informed them that on mature reflection he was resolved to accede to the treaty. Without appearing to notice the surprise occ.isioned by the announcement of this sudden change in his resolutions, he spoke to them at great length of the measures which he intended to adopt in his new position, and his administrative resources. He next received his principal functionaries, bade them adieu, and set off for Sennaar with Said Bey, his favourite son. The order WaS then immediately given for dismantling a portion of the Egyptian fleet. he Garde National of Marseilles quotes a letter from Alexandria of the 27th, announcing the arrival at Suez of a vessel bringing an account of the death of Lord AUCKLAND. No date is mentioned, and altogether we look upon this rumour as wholly un worthy of credit. The following are extracts from the Journals : " Orders have been received at this port," says the Toulonnais, " to fit out several ships . for reinforcing the division of Buenos Ayres, under Admiral Le Blanc ; from which it appears that Government is resolved to make a serious attack upon that place." This confirms the report given in our last intelligence from Toulon. The Siecle states that the Russian Ambassador has re fused the offer of the French Government to remain six months longer in his present hotel, and, by order of his Government, has selected a smaller house in the Faubourg St. Germain ; giving out, as this Journal adds, that it will be quite large enough for a temporary residence. A notice of the police has been published to-day, stating that, considering that the average prices of flour, of the first and second quality united, has been for the last fort night 65f. 95c. for the sack of flour weighing 3251b5., it is ordered, that in consequence of the rise of flour, the price of bread, of the best quality sold by the bakers of Paris, shall be, from the 16th instant, 75 centimes, or 15 soli. (Bd.) for the 41b. loaf, and so on in proportion to the weight. _ . FORT DE FRANCE (ON THE BAY OF STOHA), OCT. B. The occupation of the province of Constantine is just completed by our taking possession of a very important point on this occasion. We are at length masters of the roads of Stora, one of the best naval positions of Africa. The Romans seem to have been aware of all its advantages, for we find here considerable ruins, which prove that a nu merous population was formerly crowded together on this spot. It will be very easy to make use of the walls, which are very strong, and which may be raised on the same foundations. Vegetation is extremely luxuriant in the whole country : from the Col de K, ntorse large and lofty trees fill the val. ys, and every thing here indicates the elements of the highest prosperity, which require only judicious and active direction to be rapidly developed. The works executed by the army to prepare this occupation are admirable. Con stantine may now be supplied with provisions at much less expense, and this is not one oi the least important results of the operations of Marshal Vallee.—Monitcur. FRENCH FUNDS. —Pasts, ()creme W. LATEST PRICES. • Five per Cents. 1091. 55e. Three per Cents., 8;f. 2 0c. Bank Actions, 2,625 f. Romans, 103 1 4 . Belgian Loan, 10'2%. Belgian Bank, 1,445 f. Portuguese Three per Cents., 20k. 1-I:lvrian Loan, 370 f. Spanish Actives, 1:3,( INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. (THIS DAY.) The Chief Commissioner and Mr. Commissioner BOWEN sat to-day to hear motions. IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS WHALLEY.—IMPORTANT APPLICATION.—Mr. COOKE applied this morning in this matter on behalf of the insolvent, who was a grocer at Stafford, and who was at present a prisoner in the gaol of that place, for a rule to show cause why the insolvent's present petition should not be dismissed, and liberty given him to file another. The insolvent was heard at Stafford, and being a bankrupt within five years, and having unne cessarily incurred a debt, he was ordered to obtain the consent of three-fourths of his creditors agreeably to the 64th section of the 7th Geo. IV. The insolvent had been in custody since 1836. The effect of the present appli cation, if granted, would enable the insolvent to be heard at the next Circuit of the Commissioners at Stafford. The insolvent stated in his affidavit on behalf of the ap plication, that he had presented a petition to the Committee of the House of Lords, on the - Imprisonment for Debt Bill, which was supported by Lords Brougham and Denman, and he believed that it was upon that petition that the clause requiring consent within five years had been omitted in the New Bill. The Learned Counsel said, that the Court, some years ago, was in the habit of dismissing the petition of persons who came twice within five years, with out the consent, and it would be a hardship on insolvents if the adjournment were continued. The legislature had been certainly more liberal in their recent exertions. There were many persons similarly situated, and it was important the point should be decided. The Learned COMMISSIONERS granted the application. GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.) George Abbott, who was remanded a few days ago on a charge of having attempted to set fire to Aldersgate work house on the 2d October, was again brought up, when the following additional evidence was adduced : Joseph Ber.nefield, a pauper, deposed that on the day previous to the fire he saw the prisoner in the hall of the workhouse with a lighted piece of rag in his hand, and asked what he was going to do with it. The prisoner said he was going to do nothing, and witness thtn took it from him. Two or three days before this he heard the prisoner say he should like to see " the bloody union on fire." The fire was observed about six o'clock, and twenty minutes before that the prisoner was heard to ask Wm. Todd, one of the wardsmen, for some tobacco. Witness could not say how the fire originated. The prisoner said he was very sorry to have any trans gression of this sort brought against him, but he did not do the act. Mr. Alderman MAGNAY-Why did you run away from the workhouse ? Prisoner—Being alarmed at the fire— there's where it was. I got the bit of rag to light my pipe. Mr. Alderman MAGNAY said the case was very sus picious. and he thought the safest way would be to send it to the Sessions, and let a Jury deal with the prisoner's state o If he was then proved to be a dangerous person, proper care would be taken of him. Mr. Jones, surgeon to the workhouse, said that he had always considered the prisoner as an imbecile and idiotic, but never knew him do any harm previous to the occur rence. He had been under his inspection for five years. As to running away from the workhouse, the prisoner had done so a dozen of times to his knowledge. Mr. Alderman MAGNAY said, that from the expression used by the prisoner, it would appear that there was an slon on his mind of a very dangerous tendency. If punish !rd for running away and taking the clothes, he would be at liberty again in a short time. Mr. PAYNE—He cannot be sent to a lunatic asylum without the certificate of a medical man. Can you :ay that he is insane ? Mr. Jones reried in the negative. The prisoner was then committed for trial. EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF PLUNDER.—A marine store dealer, named Lewis, residing in Addle-street, and a porter of the name of IVood/and, were brought up under the fol lowing circumstances : Peake, an officer, deposed that he saw Woodland in the shop of Lewis yesterday afternoon with a quantity of canvas and some string. The string was put into a scale and weighed, and the canvass afterwards put behind the counter. About five minutes afterwards he went into the shop and asked Woodland where he had got the wrapper. He re plied that he did not bring it in at all, and turning to Lewis said, "He can't say that, I brought it in." Lewis, after hesitating a moment, said, " Yes, you did bring it in." Witness then took him into custody, and searched the how. , e of Lewis, where he found about 200 wrappers with different marks, and not less than 500 without marks. John Kershaw, another officer, stated that he saw the canvass measured by Lewis. There were 42 yards, and the string weighed 21bs. Mr. Charles Jones, of 3, Bow Church-yard, Scotch car pet dealer, stilted that. the prisoner Woodland was in his employ, and that he could identity the string, on account of its having been cut into particular lengths. The wrappers he could not speak to at present, but thought that one of his men could. Woodland, in his defence, said that he had only taken two or three wrappers, which, along with the string, was his perquisite. Lewis said that he did not know that he was doing wrong, and was sorry for what had happened. The prisoners were remanded in order to allow time for further inquiry. An old offender, named James Sheen, was committed for trial for having picked the pocket of a gentleman reA.d ing inWigmore- street, C a vendish-square, of a handkerchief. BOW-STREET.-(T t 3 IS DAY.) James Rodwell, 5, Great Crown-court, Dean-street, Soho, confectioner, was charged by James Ledger, a con stable of the Adelphi Theatre, with forging a certain order of admittance for two persons, with intent to defraud the propries or. it appeared that during the izl-t -season several orders had Bern sueee,sfully ndered, which clusc.it „ re; ~ce to b; uacU oil the in such cases became responsible, and last night, when two females attempted to pass with the order produced, bearing the initials J.R., they were questioned about it, and they instantly gave information that they had been presented with it by the defendant. In answer to the charge the defendant said, that one of the females with whom he was acquainted came into his shop, and after some jokes had passed between them she asked for a ticket to one of the theatres, which he said he could accommodate her with, at the same time taking up a pen and writing an order with the initials of his name, but not supposing she would be so foolish as present it, or he would have given her an order of admit tance to the lunatic asylum. Mr. TWYFORD said that there did not appear to hiirr any disposition on the part of the defendant to commit a fraud, and ordered him to be discharged. William Burnett, driver of 7,018 cabriolet, and wearing the badge 3,172, was brought up by 65 F, charged with being drunk, and furiously driving through Bow-street this morning at three o'clock. The charge was admitted by the defendant, and Mr. TWYFORD ordered him, under the New Act, to be sent to hard labour for one month, and to be further disqualified from filling the situation of cabriolet driver for the next two months. An elderly woman, named Elizabeth Mansion, was charged on suspicion with the following felony Mr. Bond, publisher of the Era weekly newspaper, stated that a police constable came into his shop yesterday to say, that he took the prisoner into custody with a quan tity of posting-bills produced, his property, and which cost 10i. a hundred, in her possession, without being able to give a satisfactory account of them, amang which were bills of other weekly newspapers. Constable 53 E proved that about half-past three o'clock yesterday, be saw the prisoner enter a shop in Bainbridge' street, St. Giles's, and on her coming out he traced her to Dean•street, Soho, where a man came up to her, and gave her the bundle produced. On being taken into custodY, she accounted for the possession of it, by saying that the paper belonged to her husband, and she was about to sell it, to procure tobacco far him with the price of it. Mr. TWYFORD ordered her to be remanded, in order to have further inquiries made. MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY. COUNTERFEIT COIN.—=A boy, named Robert Green, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hosxrsis, charged by Mr. Wm." Gallard, a chemist, residing in High-street , Hampstead, under the following circumstances : Mr. Gallard stated that the prisoner came into his sheli yesterday, and having bought a pennyworth of salts, ten dered a bad shilling in payment ; he asked him where be got it, and from the confused and unsatisfactory m anner in which he answered, he gave him into custody. The viit: nss al-o stated that many tradesmen in his n eighbourho oc ! bad been thus imposed on to a great extent , and that" en he had himself within the last ten days tak no less than three bad shillings in his shop, which he Pre: duced ; they were apparently duplicates from the old die of 1816, and likely to deceive the most correct eye. f The prisoner was remanded to afford an opportu nit y ° Mr. Powell, the Mint solicitor's' attendance. Last night a disturbance occurred in a house o i° Brown-street, Brylnston-square, the property of Goldsborough, (the proprietor of a Brighton coach) '- which apartments had been let to a person named Fate the latter of whom was keeping forcible possession agai,°sl3 the landlord, and had a number of persons armed wito swords, pitchforks, and other dangerous weapons, v'h.,,e the police were called upon to interfere. They were 101'; mediately set on by the party inside the house, and " le a constables and a sergeant wounded. The police succee, at in eventually arresting several persons who were place ° to the bar before Mr. Hoskins and Mr. Rawlinson as ° reporter left. w,WS• MONEY AND COMMERCIAL CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CL° CI6 A Mexican Mail has arrived by the Star , sailed 0.7., the 27th of August—thirty days' passage. It b rin g s a iraof " lion of dollars. The blockade still continues. N o De importance.t. A Jamaica Mail, arrived by the Ranger, sailed &oak 5 , Thomas's on the 18th of September. It brings the lowing intelligence : The lab o urers are in general resuming the work of the plantations. The intelligence furnished by the P° ° .. * from the north side to leeward is very favourable indeed .11 compared with what we have been in the ha bit of rece" ing from that quarter of the island. " This week's report of the progress of a gricultu ral labour is very favourable on the south side and windward few estates are holding out. From Hanover to Westo 3 " land, and from St. Elizabeth, we have most favourable tidings."—From the Jamaica Papers of Sept. 11. TIIE FUNDS. Consols receded this morning in consequence of th e resignation of Lord Durham, and unfavourable accounts from India ; they closed at 934 for Money, and 94 Sae ° for the Account ; opened at .931 Money and 931 1 Ac count. From Mexico we have a good arrival of dollars--about a million ; but the blockade by the French still co Exchequer Bills, 67 69. India Bonds,-7a. Bank Stock, 2031 41. In the Foreign Market little ,doing. S 17i- 18. Portuguese, 321 33. Three per Cents., 2 A O e;il 1: v Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 531 I. F ive per Cents., 1001. f Barbadoes Papers have been received to the 9th o September. rom the above Papers.) Papers from (F the neighbouring Colonies have a l rr r i i i p e i c l since our last, viz., Demerara and Berbice , Tobago, are dad, Granada, St Vincent, and St. Lucia, c onveying , We sorry to " Demer sa, not very vourale information . y ara Papers a report b that on most o f the Pl%etti tions on the east coast, the labourers are now a t work? PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 014 Bank Stock lndia Stack ........................ 3 per Cent. Red 92% A, Ditto Bonds .. . ... ............ 3 per Cent. Cons. .93 a, Sow It Sea Stock ....... .. 3!4, per Cent ; Old Annuities .................... Ditto Red. 1004% 41 New Ditto ...... .115 1 New 3% per Cent (2% 3 per Cent. Atinuittes,4s i'7 65 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 50° *" 67 651 ' Jan. 5, 1860 Oct. 1 , , 1859 15 1-16 15 Ditto Small .......... ............... - Ditto Commerma ... Jan. 5, 186 Jan. 5, 188' Bank Stock for Acco .. 120 i 7 , AccOLln t ... Ti April 5, 18811 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUND--; )I'Hln:siaDSAtoyckAfoTr t osF, _, Tan. 5, 1870 .. Consols for Account ......... . O Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds' — Peruvian Bonds ............. .:.... ..... Ditto Account ~.. Brazilian Bonds ,; P or t ugu ese Bonds ....... .. ~.320 Ditto Account c Ditto Account . ..... ...... ::. Buenos Ayres if rids - Ditto, 3 per Cent. ............ ...... Ditto Accoun t .. ... . Prussian Bonds ....... . ........ Chilian Bonds '-. 182 6 .2 .......... ...., f tto Account ...„ Russian Bonds, ._ Ditto Account Columbian Bonds —! Ditto Metallic... ........... ..... Columbian Bonds, 1824 Ditto Account Danish Bonds 7 I Ditto Account Greek Bonds ' 41 ;4 U 1 Oitto Bonds, 34 ........... :1114% —1 Ditto Account. ................ ...., nr‘ds. 182,5 — ' Fre lob, 5 per cent. ......... __l. c., ----- 4 per cent. ......... 3. .... c., ------ 3 per cent. ......... ......; 3i Exchange. ......... 'sh . _- ......... "i,34 :t I, Vil,Ull In Mexican Bonds 5 per Cen• Ditto Account Dutch, 2, per •cent. ...... _ ~,, Ditto, 6 per Cent —l Ditto Account .................... co Ditto Account Nespolitaa 1 Ditto Account ...... .. ..... :, PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC''s,rials' Paid. rer v ii tO 61i British Iron Company andonga Mining Company 714 Si Fasters Counties Railway lO 0 Brighton Rail Company Bahia Steam Y 6 Plii London Joint Stock Bank lO PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, o ,, C __„ T ' r j c 6 e . nt. ......- 93314 . 3 per Cent. Consols s;3%,Grand Canal Debs , . r - .. .... ......., 3% per Cen , . Stock lOOTh Ditto, 4 per cent. .... ............... 116 Ditto Reduced iHibeinian I3ank ........ g ___,..,.ni _.., Ditto New, 1830 .. 3% per Cent. Debentures . 9,'Nation.tl Insurance CurriPg 4 . .. -- Bank Stock _., /7. Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock - co,,t ................. ..... .......... ~..g . HALF-PAST u lv A t° Some excitement has prevailed in the City in resPiesince Lord Durham's resignation, which has been confirr' _.,,, at the early part of the morning, when ConsolAs were 93:1 fof Money, and 93i for the Account. place, and they improved to 93-,1 for the Account ; at ley, I\l° sent may be quoted at 93i for the Account ; nothing 93 i i ; Exchequer Bills, 65, lower ; India Bonds, doing ; Bank Stock, ditto ; India Stock, 261 i. A great deal of business has been doing in the Salescirsbetoil the morning in the British Funds ; some heavy been effected. ~ a for In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 17 1 le 'll.le%''' tuguese, 32i 33 ; Three per Cents., 20i 211. ; Stock 1305 Dutch b, and can, 22iColombian, 23i 24. not been affected by the King of Holland's sPece Two-and-a-Half, 53i i ; In the Share Market little doi cr• Brighton, '''s Five per Cents., 100 i i• al , disc./ n.• t " 1001 i. rLOC 211-RKE 0-- Consols for the:Account, 93i. ST. GEORGE THE IWA ---- R .- TYR , of to-day ----- f.IVIAItg. The 01l • jorit imporpta is s . ill going on in this parish. The onlY featsoof 35 y fo f r 3 t 6 he f fur i t l h d e i n twopenny R ra ec te to t r o ,s l h 6 o ; us a e s is, that the Liberals have reduced th . _ riti So 1 real or HYDROPHOBIA,—The imaginary reports of several . been publish: of this rare but dreadful disease bothvleto and ropublished in all the newcparer,, b own rt - 0t f po i tu and provincial, the public have of course bee, on oor. sense, a state of alarm in which the voice of reason, or c in a suggestions of fear. The fear of a dog and of experience has been drowned by the scree 100 _ •og CO prevalent monomania unless people sumhe sufOci re - g" of wisdom, and dare to h • - .list , . - l ' dwine , ''' A . - 1A,,,' SClstiension brit!,;(.. ores the Dor 0 . „ tga ' nealliT.l. in the Correz., wa, , ;:ied a few day- !lo c • -• bu i t i,c ,naj u L dir the. v ght 1 ,..L up, ,, i, uvvi,,g`Lu a &eet. i A A d-waY 11 i 3 supporting piers, and fell with its whole mass of roa chains into the river. Fortunately 'olives were lost. nonely to beco : toals2oB.ole m ° a Pde th e deli I)az Ala cc @ ot„ t,